ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) is an international financial institution established by the 15 Member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). EBID includes: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.
The main objective of EBID is to contribute to the economic development of West Africa through the financing of ECOWAS and NEPAD projects and programs. The headquarters of the bank is in Lome in the Togolese Republic.
As part of its capacity building efforts, the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development is seeking qualified candidates who are citizens of the community to fill the position below:
Job Title: French Revisor
Grade P5-1
Location: Togo
Job Summary
- Reporting to the Head of the Language Services Division, shall revise texts translated into French by in-house Translators or free-lance Translators for the Bank relating to a wide range of documents on economic, financial, administrative, technical as well as operational documents relating to projects financed by the Bank.
Duties
- Check the accuracy and concordance of translation with the original text while ensuring consistency of terminology and quality of style;
- Review and harmonize documents translated by a pool of in-house or free-lance Translators;
- Translate from English into French sensitive and complex documents using a specialized standard vocabulary and comply with acknowledged quality standard;
- Supervise terminology research in the Division through contacts with all resource persons to discuss on conceptual and linguistic issues;
- Contribute to preparing lexicological tools to meet the needs of the Division;
- Contribute to the training and evaluation of Translators in line with the standards applied in the profession;
- Carry out all related duties that may be assigned by Management.
Required Profile
- Master's Degree in Languages from a recognized University or Tertiary Institution, and an advanced degree in translation or other related fields;
- Minimum of ten (10) years working experience in the area of translation and revision, preferably in an international organization;
- Mastery of terminology research techniques;
- Ability to produce work within deadlines, in line with the highest standards of accuracy, coherence and consistency with the spirit and style of the original text;
- Good command of French and English, knowledge of Portuguese will be an additional advantage;
- Ability to work in a multinational environment, in a team, and often under pressure.
General Requirements
Candidates must:
- Be citizens of ECOWAS Member States;
- Not be above 45 years of age;
- Be computer literate (Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint)
- Be fluent in French and/or English and/or Portuguese, and proficient in one of the other two languages.
Application Closing Date
17h00 GMT; 30th June, 2015.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send or deliver their applications and CV's in sealed envelope, marked " 2015 Recruitment Exercise" and state the position applied to the address below:
ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID)
Department of Administration and Human Resources
128, Bd. du 13 Janvier,
BP 2704,
Lome-Togo.
Application must include
- A detailed curriculum vitae;
- A letter of interest;
- Copies of degrees or certificates;
- Copy of identity card or passport;
- Copy of birth certificate.
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for a test. EBID reserves the right to stop further action on this job vacancy notice